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Big East 2012 Season Recap and Awards

College Football For another year, the Big East football season almost seemed to be a sidenote. In 2011, charter football members Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia announced their departures as did never-w...

24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

Final BCS analysis: Alabama-Notre Dame to title game

College Football The most drama in the BCS selection was settled by the most dramatic game of the season when Alabama defeated Georgia 32-28 in the SEC Championship Game. While the Notre Dame-Alabama champions...

24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Northern Illinois Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners

College Football Week 14 Recap: Alabama wins SEC classic

College Football This is not a sentiment often noted with the BCS: Good thing the championship game is more than a month away. Otherwise, good luck topping the game of the year in Atlanta. Every play and every...

College Football Post-Week 13 Award Watch

College Football This week will mark the final chance for award contenders to make their final pitches to voters across the country. Heisman contenders Johnny Manziel, Manti Te’o and Braxton Miller have finis...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Conference USA, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, Tulane Green Wave, USC Trojans

Kentucky's first road test highlights SEC-Big East Challenge

College Basketball If the unofficial start of the SEC-Big East Challenge began in the Bahamas on Friday, the Big East is in good shape. Louisville defeated SEC newcomer Missouri 84-61 in a Battle 4 Atlantis semi...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cincinnati Bearcats, Florida Gators, Georgetown Hoyas, Kentucky Wildcats, Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

Big East Week 14 Preview and Predictions

College Football Stumbling and limping isn’t the best way to enter a season-defining game. At least for Louisville and Rutgers, though, both teams will look across the sideline at a team in a similar spot. ...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, USF Bulls

Big 12 Week 14 Preview and Predictions

College Football The Big 12 is two years removed from hosting a championship game, but the league’s BCS bid and title will still come down to two teams in the final week. Kansas State remains in control of it...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders

College Football Conference Realignment: Tracking all changes

College Football Conference realignment has been one of the major storylines in college football and basketball the last few years. Some moves have been major, such as ACC and Big Ten expansion and another realignm...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football

ACC-Big Ten Challenge preview: No. 1 on line for Indiana, Duke

College Basketball Basketball season is in full swing, which for the ACC and Big Ten is a welcome sight. The ACC-Big Ten Challenge, as usual, will feature Final Four-type matchups at the top, including implicati...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big Ten, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Indiana Hoosiers, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes

Big East Post-Week 13 Power Rankings

College Football Say this for the Big East: The title chase won’t be without intrigue. Losses by Louisville and Rutgers last week gave Syracuse and Cincinnati a chance to claim shares of the Big East title. ...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

College Football Post-Week 13 BCS Analysis

College Football Notre Dame’s goal-line stand -- or USC’s blunders, depending on your point of view -- erased any mystery for the BCS standings as far as the national championship is concerned. Notre Dam...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC

College Football Week 13 Recap: Notre Dame seals No. 1

College Football For all the complaints of losing the tradition of rivalry week, the Thanksgiving holiday was a turn back the clocks kind of weekend. Notre Dame wrapped up a chance to play for its first nation...

College Football Post-Week 12 Award Watch

College Football Just as the Heisman race is becoming more cloudy, the field for other national awards is starting to become more clear. The finalists for the Davey O’Brien, Doak Walker, Biletnikoff, Lombardi, Na...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Tulane Green Wave

Battle 4 Atlantis preview: Louisville, Duke lead loaded field

College Basketball This much is certain: The team returning to the mainland as the Battle 4 Atlantis champion will have earned it. The best early season tournament includes eight teams that reached the postseas...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Pac-12, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Missouri Tigers, Northern Iowa Panthers, Stanford Cardinal, VCU Rams

Big East Week 13 Preview and Predictions

College Football Rutgers and Pittsburgh will play this week in what’s an important Big East game ... for now. The Scarlet Knights are seeking their first Big East title, and Pittsburgh is looking for a bowl game....

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

Big 12 Week 13 Preview and Predictions

College Football Rivalry week still has the Bedlam Game at least. Thanksgiving used to be the traditional home Texas-Texas A&M, but the Aggies’ move to the SEC put a stop to that. Texas will play host to ...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

10 College Rivalries Killed by Conference Realignment

College Football Texas alumni are holding their traditional Hex Rally this week, but it probably won’t be as fun. In College Station, the Aggies are holding Midnight Yell Practice in anticipation of their Thanksg...

10 College Football Coaches Who Should be Thankful

College Football A chance to coach college football at the top level of the game for a living should make any man on the sideline to be thankful. Some should be more thankful than others this year, though, to ...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Hawaii Warriors, Kansas Jayhawks, Minnesota Golden Gophers, New Mexico Lobos, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Washington State Cougars

Big East Post-Week 12 Power Rankings

College Football The de facto Big East championship game between Louisville and Rutgers has been established with the Scarlet Knights’ 10-3 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. But that’s not going to be the b...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

Maui Invitational Preview: All eyes on North Carolina

College Basketball Success in Maui has been a good sign for most teams in recent years. Two of the last four Maui Invitational champions have gone on to win the national title (2008-09 North Carolina, 2010-11 Connect...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Illinois Fighting Illini, Marquette Golden Eagles, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

BCS Post-Week 12 Analysis: Notre Dame, SEC big winners after upsets

College Football The BCS endured its biggest shakeup at this stage of the season in five years, but the championship scenario ended up back where it always does: The SEC championship game. The Nos. 1 and 2 t...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks

College Football Week 12 Recap: Upsets of Kansas State, Oregon shift BCS race

College Football The best and worst of college football was on display Saturday from thrilling upsets (Stanford over Oregon, Baylor over Kansas State), newfound hope in the national title race (Notre Dame, Alabama ...

College Football Post-Week 11 Award Watch

College Football The Heisman Trophy isn’t the only award worth watching on a weekly basis. The Lombardi, Outland, Davey O’Brien and Biletnikoff races are all worth watching and debating as the season goes along...

27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Ball State Cardinals, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies

Big East Week 12 Preview and Predictions

College Football Louisville’s not playing this weekend, but the developments from last week loom over the Big East. The fall of the league’s last remaining undefeated team opened other teams to grab some notori...

27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, USF Bulls

Big 12 Week 12 Preview and Predictions

College Football Kansas State is one win away from clinching a share of the Big 12 championship and a BCS bid, but the Wildcats have greater aspirations. The Wildcats are no longer the underdog in the Big 12 or nat...

27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

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